This third series installment opens with tour guide and amateur sleuth Harley Jean Davidson knee-deep in dead Elvises (Elvi?). A slew of Elvis impersonators have descended on Memphis to commemorate the anniversary of the King's passing, and someone is targeting them for murder. Not only are Elvises being eliminated at an alarming rate, but the publicity surrounding the murders is putting a serious strain on Harley's employer. Harley is asked to "unofficially" look into the murders, and with her rather dubious investigative skills she manages to take the top spot on the killer's Hit List.
Series Brief: Harley is a 30ish escapee from the corporate world who works as a Memphis tour guide. Her parents, Yogi and Diva, are aging hippies and her younger brother is a musician-slash- college student who `majors' in Weed. Harley seems to have a knack for investigating crimes, which puts a strain on her relationship with a hunky undercover detective.
Good things first: The author really evokes the feel of Memphis. If you haven't been there, she makes you want to put the city on your list of Places To See Before You Die. Harley is a unique and appealing heroine, a bit of a change from your typical "cozy" protagonist. The supporting characters are delightful: Diva, with her uncanny (and often unhelpful) predictions, and Yogi, lifelong pacifist who is willing to take a tire iron to anyone who threatens his daughter. Also, the little Elvis trivia sprinkled throughout the story was interesting.
For the most part I enjoyed this, but Holy Elvis did this seem looong! I know it's listed as being 274 pages in the product description, but at over 8,000 locations on my kindle I'd say it's closer to the 400+ range. The point is it felt way too long for a "cozy", and I felt like the same scenarios played out over and over again. I found myself putting the book down far too often and not really looking forward to picking it back up again. That's not a good thing. Yes, the strength of a "cozy" lies in the characterization and setting, but it is still a "mystery" and should have some tension and sense of needing to know what happens next. While I enjoyed the characterization, I was not at all engaged by the mystery, which was stretched far too thin. Do I expect a "cozy" to be realistic? No, but a little plausibility and a less convoluted storyline would be appreciated.
Little (if any) strong language. Some sexual innuendo, but no explicit content.
Book One:
Hound Dog Blues
Book Two:
Harley Rushes In: The Blue Suede Memphis Mysteries, Book 2
Book Three:
Suspicious Mimes
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